Junior Programe Associate (Emergency Medicine) at Corona Management Systems

Job Description

• The Junior Associate is a mid-level role on our team. This colleague spends 40% of their time leading the delivery of ongoing and new research projects or projects testing technological, business, or social innovation. They then spend 30% on people management contributing to a positively energetic team dynamic and shaping the growth of team members, and the rest of their time supporting both reactive and business development efforts to grow our portfolio across sub-Saharan Africa.

Some specific responsibilities will include:

• Provide technical support to Government for emergency medical service and ambulance systems, including supporting the implementation of quality management systems and ensuring compliance with standards.
• Lead the implementation of a computer-aided dispatch software for emergency medical service and ambulance systems, including leading team and service expansion.
• Support emergency preparedness and response for mass casualty events through contingency planning, simulation exercises, rapid response coordination, and logistics forecasting.
• Support Government to strengthen emergency care systems through facility assessments, improved workflows and referral pathways, readiness evaluations, and evidence-based interventions.
• Lead project planning beyond the core emergency medicine focus and lead projects to successful completion and reporting, on-time and on-budget, from start to finish with limited senior management guidance.
• Serve as a trusted liaison to our clients, consortium partners, and diverse stakeholders and collaborators.
• Support the hiring and managing of both internal and external human resources in the design, development, and delivery of projects and programmes.
• Proactively mentor and coach team members, sharing subject matter expertise and fostering the professional growth of colleagues.
• Contribute to the identification and pursuit of new business opportunities through proactive stakeholder engagements, ideation and design of new innovations, or proposal development; and
• Provide operational leadership in the organisation to strengthen compliance with standard operating procedures, internal processes, and best-practices across our work and in all strategic engagements.

Requirements

• The ideal Junior Programme Associate for this role will have an advanced degree in public health or be a trained Clinician with experience in emergency medicine.
• 3-5 years’ relevant post-national service experience in healthcare service delivery in Nigerian settings, project management, and partnership and stakeholder management.
• Relevant experience leading workshops and managing expert/stakeholder consultations. Experience working with government officials is desirable.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with fluency in English. 
• Possess good interpersonal skills, strong organisational skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software applications.
• The ideal candidate will be able to work independently and as part of a team, will be comfortable showing flexibility and adaptability to handle diverse tasks and changing priorities, show attention to detail, and demonstrate resourcefulness.
• Knowledge of French is an added advantage.